Film Nights

All in the Village Hall, start time 7:30pm

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Come along to our Film Nights and see well-remembered films once more!

We bring the thrills of the screen to you in the amazing environment of the Rural Life Centre.

25th May :
Our first film is The Wicked Lady, made in 1945 and starring Margaret Lockwood in the title role as a nobleman's wife who secretly becomes a highwayman for the excitement it brings. Barbara (Margaret Lockwood) masquerades as the notorious highwayman, Captain Jerry Jackson (James Mason), but one night they both target the same coach. After they relieve the passengers of their jewels and ride away, Jackson is surprised to find his 'namesake' is a beautiful woman. They become lovers and partners in crime, and their adventures are well worth seeing again.The film has one of the top audiences ever for a film of its period, 18.4 million.

29th June : Passport to Pimlico (1949) directed by Henry Cornelius.
Stanley Holloway and Margaret Rutherford treat us to a great comedy. After a bomb accidentally explodes in a cellar, a long-lost Royal Charter from King Edward IV, which was never revoked, makes Pimlico the French Duchy of Burgundy, no longer subject to British laws - including rationing and pub opening hours!

27th July : The Way Ahead (1944) directed by Carol Reed.
A Second World War drama starring David Niven and Stanley Holloway.A group of civilians conscripted into the British Army are to fight in North Africa. Jim Perry (Niven) is a patient, mild-mannered officer, who does best to turn the bunch of grumbling ex-civilians into soldiers, earning himself their intense dislike and the beleif that he is treating them with special severity, which he is not. When the Germans attack, Perry and his men fiercely defend their positions, aided by pacifist café owner, Rispoli (Peter Ustinov).

28th September : In Which We Serve (1942) directed by David Lean.
The life of a British Naval ship, HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during WWII action. The ship's first and only commanding officer is the experienced Captain E.V. Kinross (Noel Coward) who trains his men not only to be loyal to him but to the country and most importantly, to themselves. They face challenges at sea and at home. Throughout it all, the men of the Torrin serve heroically.

Parking at the RLC is free, of course, and there is a nominal admission charge to the Film EveningsPlease note that booking is required: Telephone 01252 795571